Can we be halfway through September already? We've had a little break in the temperatures, but it still feels very much like summer here. Yet some of the leaves have started falling already. And we have some overnight forecasts for next week in the fifties!
It's good to pause from the busyness of life and appreciate the good things. We not only thank God for His blessings, but we prolong them by remembering them.
1. Grandparent's Day. Last Sunday, Jason, Mittu, and Timothy had us over for a nice meal, cards, gifts, and games. We felt honored.
2. Gift cards. I had gotten a gift card for Amazon back at Christmas. I hadn't entered it into my account yet because I wanted to wait til I was ready to buy something special. Otherwise, Amazon uses the gift card as the primary means of payment unless you remember to adjust your preferences at checkout. I was looking up a few odds and ends personal things this week and remembered the gift card---perfect!
3. Ribs. Jim had bought some babyback ribs on sale several weeks ago. There wasn't quite enough for the whole family, but it seemed a lot for just two people. I saw them again in the freezer this week and decided to go ahead and make them in the crockpot. While looking up how long to cook them, I came across this recipe, which said to put them in the oven after taking them out of the crockpot. I used two different kinds of barbecue sauce (Sweet Baby Ray's and Sticky Fingers Carolina Sweet) along with garlic powder, minced onion, seasoning salt, and Worcestershire sauce. They turned out nicely and even seemed better each day.
4. A word of encouragement.. I wrote a few weeks ago about the need to accept constructive criticism. But we also need encouragement sometimes to let us know we're on the right path and to cheer our hearts.
5. A word in due season. I was feeling bad over a wrong attitude one night and the next morning. I had confessed it to the Lord and been forgiven (I John 1:9), but still felt lingering regret. Yesterday morning, I opened my Daily Light on the Daily Path to these and related verses:
I, even I, am he that comforteth you (Isa. 51:12)
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust (Psalm 103:13-14).
Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth (Psalm 86:15).
The Spirit … helpeth our infirmities (Romans 8:26).
What a balm for my heart! I felt so seen and loved. I'm thankful for God's grace.
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